Jonathan Parfrey's

Lust for Peace

Today is

The Third Way

On our walk to the corner grocery store last week, you mentioned the pathetic fellow whose kids were all messed up, and whose wife was a happy philanderer.This seemed to prove in your mind the futility of remaining single and waiting for one's wife to come to her senses.

The book I left in your room, The Rebuilder's Guide, shows that there is a whole lot more to waiting than just killing time. I am completely confident that the fellow you mentioned doesn't relate to his kids the way you do toward yours. You don't have to be like either of those two. You don't have to worry about becoming a loser like that guy, nor should you follow the example of his wife.

Psalm 37:1-7
{1} Do not fret because of evildoers,
Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity.
{2} For they shall soon be cut down like the grass,
And wither as the green herb.
{3} Trust in the LORD, and do good;
Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.
{4} Delight yourself also in the LORD,
And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
{5} Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him,
And He shall bring it to pass.
{6} He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light,
And your justice as the noonday.
{7} Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him;
Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way,
Because of the [wo]man who brings wicked schemes to pass.

Not only is there a third way (a husband who brings joy and mental health to his kids, and prays for the healing of his wife) but there is another way: a wife who ignores her family, sleeps around, and becomes not happy and well-adjusted, but miserable, bitter, and eventually insane.

Hollywood wants us to believe that the people who embrace Biblical values are nerds, emotionally retarded, unable to relate to others, and poor, while those who reject traditional Christian values are prosperous and wonderful to be around. It is true that many non-Christians do prosper, and they are actors, who convince us that they are happy. We must "walk by faith, not by sight" 2 Corinthians 5:7. Because if our eyes are really open, we will see the violence and insanity that characterize those who abandon God's paths.

Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
James 4:4

But the meek shall inherit the earth, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
Psalm 37:11

If you're at the office right now, be sure to bring the The Rebuilder's Guide tomorrow.

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